Boston Celtics stormed back from a 17-point deficit to get a huge 107-114 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
Jaylen Brown scored 22 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, while Jayson Tatum added 17 to help his team to a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
Durant finished with 27 points but struggled from the field for the second straight game, shooting 4 of 17. Irving had just 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting.
Durant and Irving were limited to a combined 1 for 17 in the second half. Bruce Brown led the Nets with 23 points, while Curry had 16.
Boston trailed the entire first half but finally caught up to tie it at 79 in the third quarter. The Nets, however, closed the third quarter with a 90-85 edge.
The Celtics took the first lead of the game with 7:48 remaining for the end of the regulation after both team being tied again at 92 early in the fourth.
The Cs run away with the game after a 23-4 run that grew the lead to 108-96 as the Celtics allowed zero baskets during that stretch of the game.
Now the series are going to Brooklyn for Games 3 and 4. Game 3 will take place on Saturday in the Barclays Center.
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